South Africa — Current account
millions of LCU · Annual · 1923–2030 · 95 observations
About this series
The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero.
The current account reading for South Africa was −162.83B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −112.27B LCU in 2024; the period change was −50.57B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.09% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1923–2030
- Quarterly data, 1987–2026
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Latest observations
2012–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -194.30B LCU |
| 2029 | -184.41B LCU |
| 2028 | -161.71B LCU |
| 2027 | -136.67B LCU |
| 2026 | -169.96B LCU |
14 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2025 | -162.83B LCU |
| 2024 | -112.27B LCU |
| 2023 | -112.11B LCU |
| 2022 | -33.30B LCU |
| 2021 | 229.61B LCU |
| 2020 | 109.53B LCU |
| 2019 | -146.50B LCU |
| 2018 | -157.09B LCU |
| 2017 | -120.24B LCU |
| 2016 | -127.35B LCU |
| 2015 | -191.83B LCU |
| 2014 | -198.69B LCU |
| 2013 | -206.06B LCU |
| 2012 | -167.24B LCU |